Inventory of the Top Ten Key Events in the Automotive Industry in 2017

At the end of the year, many major events occurred in the automobile industry this year. Not only were new cars listed so much, car companies had frequent cooperation, and many scandals exploded. Let me summarize the top ten key events of this year for you, as you have to pay attention to the automotive industry, you have to know.

First, the "Automotive Sales Management Measures" promulgated

First, it begins with the policy that affects our car purchase. On July 1 of this year, the "Automotive Sales Management Measures" that many consumers are expecting is formally implemented. The most concerned mention that it is necessary to break the distribution pattern of dealers' single brands. In the future, there will be many new forms such as car supermarkets and auto supermarkets. There are also some problems that consumers are most worried about, such as restrictions on the geographical location of cars purchased, car purchases that increase prices, compulsory insurance purchases, and mandatory after-sales services.

However, the policy is there, but it seems that the effect of implementation is far from satisfactory. Most dealers still have the phenomenon of increasing the price of cars and forcing insurance purchases. Now, it is a situation where there is no law enforcement but there is law. It is really a pleasure for consumers to see if it can be truly implemented in 2018 and give consumers a transparent purchase price.

Second, dual-integration policy

I have already forgotten that this is the first time I have mentioned the dual-integration policy. It seems that the New Deal that has not yet been implemented has caused many car companies to suffer a headache. On September 27, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) finally released the official “Measures for the Parallel Management of the Average Fuel Consumption of Passenger Vehicles and New Energy Vehicles”.

In the future, the company's fuel consumption points and new energy points will be managed in parallel. Apart from the need to reduce fuel consumption to obtain positive points for fuel consumption, auto manufacturers must also sell enough new energy vehicles to obtain new energy points. The proportion of new energy vehicles in 2019 and 2020 will be 10% and 12%, respectively.

It will be formally implemented on April 1, 2018, and the company's average fuel consumption credits will be calculated starting from 2019. The auto enterprises that implement the double-point standard are traditional energy passenger vehicles that have an annual production volume or import volume of more than 30,000 vehicles, which means that 70 automobile enterprises in China are included in the “double-integration approach”. It also means that it will break the existing automobile industry layout and reshuffle the entire industry chain.

Third, car companies have set up new joint venture companies

After finishing the "double-integration policy", what will be the next one? You may have guessed that it is that various car companies have taken cooperation to form a new joint venture in order to deal with the "double-integration policy."

JAC and Volkswagen, Ford and Zotye, Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor, Brilliance Jinbei and Renault, and so on, there are even many rumors of cooperation, it seems that everyone is to respond to new energy dual-point policy. Of course, these new joint venture brands will also mainly introduce new energy vehicles in the future.

4. Many fraudulent incidents broke out and the myth of "Made in Japan" was broken

Kobe Steel, which has a reputation of being manufactured by "Nippon Seiko," collapsed overnight as the cost of construction scandal exploded. Counterfeit products amounted to 2.15 tons, and about 200 companies were involved, including automobiles, military, and aviation.

After that, as the Takata field concealed flaws, Mitsubishi emissions fraud, Nissan Motor and Subaru quality inspection fraud, Toray data fraud and other series of scandals have burst, the Japanese auto manufacturing industry has been criticized by people, it seems that " "Made in Japan" quality guarantees will cease to exist overnight, and perhaps in the coming years, many negative events will have a great impact on the entire Japanese automobile industry.

V. Chinese Brands Go to "High-end"

What kind of impression did the former brand give us? It seems that the models are all competing in the low-end market, but with the sales of Guangzhou Automobile GS8 and Geely Bogy, many brands have started to release their own high-end models and brands. The Great Wall and the corker have respectively released the VV7 and VV5 and Collar 01 hit the high-end market.

And in 2017, Chinese car brands began to embark on globalization, demonstrating unprecedented confidence. Geely's collar brand will enter the markets of developed countries; Great Wall Motors' WEY brand will enter the European and American markets; Guangzhou Automobile will also expand into the North American market; Chery Automobile will launch the high-end brand EXEED, and it will also be promoted to overseas markets in the future.

It seems that the 2017 self-owned brand is really "busy", but at the same time it has also achieved good sales performance and market feedback, which is still worthy of recognition and encouragement.

6. Is there any future for Jia Yueting who “disappears”?

From the beginning of this year’s explosion of the capital chain, all news related to LeTV has become a hot topic.

Sales of assets, adjustment of senior management, plant shutdown, Jia Yueting went to the United States, the success of the financing to failure to success, this year is really ups and downs for Jia Yueting, the recent financing has become the focus of attention, Jia Yueting in the end when to return home? Faraday future FF91 production? Now it still seems to be a mystery, a mystery that only he himself knows the truth.

VII. Internet Builders

Just mentioned Faraday's future, it would have to say that 2017 is really a "first year" of Internet construction. In the wave of new energy vehicles, many new car companies emerged. Although it was dubbed the “PPT” vehicle maker in previous years, starting in 2017, new models have been released and production bases have been completed, allowing us to see new models emerging from the “PPT”.

Weilai, Xiaopeng, Singularity, Weimar, Ranger and many other Internet car brands are also known to everyone, but we need not only new car releases, but also hope that the speed of mass production and market introduction is getting better and better. . See who is the real leader in these brands. Despite the large market for new energy vehicles, good products and services are fundamental.

Eighth, autopilot achieved substantial rapid progress

From the Tesla automatic driving accident at the beginning of the year to the sensational new generation of Audi A8, it achieved L3 level automatic driving. In 2017, auto-pilot seems to have reached a period of rapid development. More and more auto companies have announced timetables for automatic driving between 2020 and 2030. At the same time, technology giants such as Google, Apple, Tencent, and Baidu have also entered the field.

Of course, the Chinese market will not be absent. In June 2018, the country may issue the first autopilot test license. This means that China’s autopilot test can also be open-ended. It is believed that it will not take long for real autopilot to come to us. Do you expect it?

IX. Schedule of Prohibited Fuel Vehicles Issued by Countries in the World

In 2017, with the European market as the center, countries such as the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France have stated that they will ban the sale of fuel vehicles from 2025 to 2040. China is also formulating this plan, and there are rumors that it will be in 2030. Still think far? There are only 12 years left.

Of course, in addition to major countries in the world, more and more car companies have also given timetables for the suspension of the sale of fuel vehicles. Volvo, Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and General Motors also have corresponding plans, all concentrated between 2020-2030. It seems that in a few years, new energy vehicles will most likely replace our existing conventional fuel vehicles.

X. New car supplier

Finally, we must also mention the rapid development of new car e-commerce, not limited to the tepid auto e-commerce website in previous years. In 2017, more internet giants joined the new e-commerce field.

From Suning Automobile Supermarket in the first half of the year to the newly established Tmall Automobile Vending Machine, it seems that it is slowly changing the way consumers purchase cars. Although it has not yet matured, it cannot be ignored in the future. The most important feature of these new car e-commerce providers is the provision of reference, transparent prices and service-oriented services from multiple perspectives. At the same time, it is also the biggest drawback of the traditional dealer model development. Can it be changed? I think it can certainly, maybe within the next two years.